Cohort profile of a prospective cohort study among middle-aged community-dwellers in rural Vietnam: The Khanh Hoa Cardiovascular Study.

ABSTRACT: Disease burden associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in low- and middle-income countries has been on an increasing trend in the past decades. Despite the worldwide genetic, cultural, and environmental variations in determinants of CVDs, few studies have attempted the identification of risk factors of CVDs in low- and middle-income countries. This article aims to introduce the Khánh Hòa Cardiovascular Study, a prospective cohort study among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Khánh Hòa, Vietnam. A total of 3000 individuals, aged 40-60 years at baseline, participated in the baseline survey conducted from June 2019 to June 2020 and will be followed up for the subsequent 10 years. The baseline survey collected information on sociodemographic variables, disease history, lifestyle,

SUBMITTER: Nguyen CQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614239 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature